Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An assertion. Sir T. More.
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- noun An
assertion , statement of opinion.
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Examples
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Kendrick: apart from sentence one (unhelful) and sentence two (the zero effect per se assertation is likely to be wrong), I agree with you.
Will the Lib Dems stick up for their own policy? Stephen Tall 2007
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Not disputing your assertation, but do you have any independent studies to back that up?
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Yes | No | Report from ejunk wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago like nate, I'm not so sure about your assertation that hunting is "a belief system."
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Yes | No | Report from ejunk wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago like nate, I'm not so sure about your assertation that hunting is "a belief system."
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That seems like a pretty broad assertation: "doesn't believe in the government explanation for 9/11" = "anti-semite".
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Not disputing your assertation, but do you have any independent studies to back that up?
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That seems like a pretty broad assertation: "doesn't believe in the government explanation for 9/11" = "anti-semite".
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It is in no way guaranteed that DADT will be repealed this year, but as Chairman Levin put it (correcting Joe Lieberman's assertation that it would take 60 votes to accomplish): "[If overturning DADT is introduced as] a provision inside the Defense authorization bill; that goes to the floor, which would then require an amendment to strike it from the bill; in which case the 60-vote rule would be turning the other way."
Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology 2010
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It is in no way guaranteed that DADT will be repealed this year, but as Chairman Levin put it (correcting Joe Lieberman's assertation that it would take 60 votes to accomplish): "[If overturning DADT is introduced as] a provision inside the Defense authorization bill; that goes to the floor, which would then require an amendment to strike it from the bill; in which case the 60-vote rule would be turning the other way."
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology 2010
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Chris calmly reiterated the assertation after co-host Robin Roberts looked at him in horror:
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